# CVE-2025-22224: VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability

> CVE-2025-22224: VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability. CVSS 9.3 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-22224
Last updated: 2026-06-17T08:45:43Z

- Published: 2025-03-04 11:56 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 08:45 UTC · Assigner: vmware
- CVSS: 9.3 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 1.6%, 75th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2025-03-04, federal due date 2025-03-25, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

VMware ESXi, and Workstation contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.

## CISA required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

## Affected vendors and products

- VMware: ESXi
- VMware: Telco Cloud Infrastructure
- VMware: Telco Cloud Platform
- VMware: VMware Cloud Foundation
- VMware: Workstation

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-22224)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22224)
- [https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390](https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390)

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